Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1887-05-19
A LITTLE MYETY.

"a LA l. 4 ALL AVA -
y Baker City special says 'hat
Andy Newman, deputy sheriff, who
returned from six weeks unsuccessful
search for two horse thieves accidentally
discovered rendezvous Cor band of
horses ana cattle thieves who for years
past have committed dcpreaatlons On the
ranges in southeastern Oregon, par
lculor.y in Malhcur county. The
robbers camp is situated In Idaho, about
two hundred miles east of Baker City,
at the confluence Of the Grand Rounde
river with the Snake. Here to his
surprise Newman found himself in the
midst Of refugees from the law, number
ing upwards Of twenty-five or thirty men,
well armed and equipped, ready 10 set at
defiance the officers. The place selected
for refuge by this band of outlaws is
we'll adapted for their calling Little
valleys here and there are nestled be
tween high precipitous and rugged cliffs
aud mountains, seme of them furnish an
abundance of bunch grass for stock,
Their outlet is across the Snake into
Idaho, and by this passage hundreds OF
cattle and horses are run off from the
upper counties and disposed of to un
suspecting purchasers in the states and
territories. SAT- Late Tribune.
The country above described is quite
well known to many citizens of Idaho aud
the eastern portion Of Washington and
Oregon It is the former rendezvous OF
Joseph an1 his small band Of Nez Perces
before the war of 1887. 1t is rough
country; but of late years it has often
been penetrated by citizens of Oregon
and the territories above, but no general
rendezvous has been discovered, for
cattle and horse thieves, although great
search has been made by men who have
lost stock. No longer ago than last
summer some fifteen or twenty settlers
ranged and secured this country some
six weeks, well mounted and equippe5
aud determined to ferret out such bant
of thieves if to be found there and hav,
them brought to Justice. But all thel1
efforts proved abortive, save finding |
few head of stock which had straye,
-. from ranches, but nothing from whicl
they could infer that there had eve
been, sccreted in that locality, an organ
o lied band of cattle or horse thieves. MI
b Newman would do well to point out t
+ the citizens of Idaho county in Idaho, t
!, Asotin and Garfield counties in Washing
. ton Territory, and 10 Walloua count
r Oregon the rendezvous of such bant
: and men enough could be easily raise
> to break up such nest. 1t has bee
= thought that the nest, it any exists,
;. to be found in the Blue mountains muc
further west, toward Waila Walla an
r north of the old Meacham wagon roa
N They are quite sure it is not in ldal
- bordering the Snake and Grand Roun(
" rivers. But wherever it is it must
q an object to stock men to see to it th
es such rendezvous be broken up a,
* that speedily Too much stock are
in jeopardy of loss by such maraude
IS There are men in the circuit Of thin
miles of either Lewiston, Slate cree
u Asotin City, Anatone, or even
- Grangeville, who know all the pas
he through the mountains and the ran;
.r. for stock to be found in the section
lll coantry described, to act as guides to a
rs party who will volunteer to ferret (
:, such a band of cattle and horse thiev
nc and eudeavor to bring them to just
'us This Mr.. Andy Newman, if he claims
have discovered such mares nest as
described, would do well to organize a
nor lead party to the strong hold OF tn
an. outlaws, and this too before they &C
mence their depredstions Of the stock
the settlers during the coming season.